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The Middle East crisis  The reactions
European countries are hesitating about the ICC and Netanyahu

Britain is signaling it would comply with the ICC's arrest warrant and arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits the country, reports the Financial Times.

A spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer states that the country "always follows the domestic and international laws we have committed to", but adds that it does not want to discuss "hypothetical scenarios".

At the same time, the German government announces that it will carefully review the arrest warrant, but will not take further action until a potential visit to Germany becomes relevant for Netanyahu, writes Reuters.

- I find it difficult to imagine that we would make any arrests on these grounds, says the spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit, and adds that there are legal questions that need to be cleared up.

France, too, says the issue of a potential arrest during a visit is legally complicated. However, Italy announces that it would arrest Netanyahu.

The Middle East crisis  The victims
Gazans eat one meal a day - ashamed of starving

The amount of food Israel is letting into Gaza has fallen in recent weeks to one of the lowest levels since the war began, and many people in the area do not eat more than once a day. This is reported by AP.

- My girls are so hungry that they have started sucking their thumbs, and I pat them on the back until they fall asleep, says Gaza resident Yasmin Eid to the news agency.

Her husband Hani is ashamed of the suffering and prefers not to say anything at all.

- I have 21 family members and I can't even get a bag of flour for them.

Israel claims that efforts are being made to increase the amount of food allowed into the area. In October, 1⁠800 trucks were admitted, compared to 4⁠200 the month before. According to preliminary figures, November looks to land at around 2⁠ 400.

The presidential election in Romania
Presidential candidate offers emergency aid: "Took out the mud"

George Simion, who is challenging in Sunday's Romanian presidential election, has organized massive relief efforts as a key component of his campaign. This is reported by AFP.

In flood-hit eastern Romania, at least 300 volunteers from Simion's AUR party have helped people save – if not restore – their homes.

- They took out the mud and gave us a bed, says 62-year-old Nicolae Grosu. He states that he will "without a doubt" vote for AUR.

In opinion polls, Social Democrat Marcel Ciolacu leads over Simion, who AFP describes as far-right.

The climate threat Climate meeting COP29
Poor countries angry at COP29 draft: 'Contempt'

Representatives of island nations and poor countries are reacting with anger to the draft presented during the last day of the COP29 climate summit.

“We cannot be expected to agree to a draft that shows such contempt for our vulnerable residents. We will not be appeased by such a poor placebo goal," writes the Alliance of Small Island States, an intergovernmental group for small island nations, according to AFP.

Mohamed Adow from the African environmental organization Power Shift Africa is equally upset, AP writes.

- Our expectations were low, but this is a slap in the face [...] They have angered and insulted the developing countries.

The African Group's negotiating delegation calls the draft "unacceptable and inadequate". Even Oxfam and Greenpeace condemn it in harsh terms.

According to the draft, rich countries must give 250 billion dollars annually in climate aid to poor countries until 2035. The poorer countries have requested many times higher sums.